ARMY TRAINING AND LEADER DEVELOPMENT PANEL REPORTS ON THE WARRANT OFFICER (WO) STUDY

On August 22, 2002 the Army released a study conducted by the Army Training and Leader Development Panel (ATLDP) focused on training and leader development requirements for warrant officers as the Army transforms to the Objective Force. This study (Phase III), the third conducted by the ATLDP, is part of the largest self-assessment ever done by the Army. It follows studies of the commissioned officer corps (Phase I) and the Non-commissioned officer corps (Phase II), the results of which have been previously released.

The warrant officer study concludes the Army must make fundamental changes in the warrant officer cohort to support full spectrum operations. At the heart of the change is a complete integration of warrant officers into the larger officer corps, a process begun in the 1980s but never completed. Specifically, the study concludes that the Army needs to clarify the roles of warrant officers, then make changes to their professional development, training and education, and manning.

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